CWGC Great Cross

CWGC Great Cross is a memorial in , , . CWGC Great Cross is situated nearby to , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Symphorien Military Cemetery and Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes.

Cemetery
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The is a First World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in . It contains the graves of 284 German and 229 Commonwealth soldiers, principally those killed during the Battle of Mons.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the village of , southeast of , Belgium. is situated 2½ km southwest of CWGC Great Cross.

Park
Photo: Jamtino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park, which is situated 4 km northwest of CWGC Great Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Symphorien and Spiennes.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village with about a thousand inhabitants in , close to . The town itself is mostly an attraction for what it once was, that being the foremost Neolithic production centre of pre-historic Europe.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.

CWGC Great Cross

Latitude
50.43225° or 50° 25′ 56″ north
Longitude
4.01044° or 4° 0′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F26C2J6+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 390558091
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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Highlights include RFCR Symphorinois and Église Saint-Symphorien.

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